For first time builder, it was pretty good working with it. There was enough room behind the case for hiding cables and the side fans keep the system cool. The only trouble I had was with the front power buttons but overall good case good looks

This is a late reply but I am in the works of building a computer and this is the case I was looking at. Some people have been saying they didn't like it much, but you seemed to. May I ask what your issue with the power buttons was?

the issue was the power connectors were not connected to the inputs on the case. In most cases, this isn't an issue. So to fix this all you do is open the top part of the case and then connect those pins.

According to the benchmarks, GTX 760 is powerful than the R9 270 and also bit powerful than R9 270(x). Since I was on budget, R9 270 was a better choice for $180 compared to GTX 760 which was around $250. Overall, at that price I think 270 has better price-performance ratio whereas 760 is around 10% stronger than 270 (overclocked)